a mile away. nikolay never saw the russian soldiers here but he felt the full force of their assault. this is my cellar, he says. he tells us, his nephew was sheltering from the bombardment there when it took a direct hit. pinned down, nikolai was forced to bury him in a shallow grave in the garden. we put a cross and covered it with a shield so the dogs wouldn t dig him up, he says. i feel such hatred for putin. i want to tear him apart. i lived for 70 years but i never saw a beast like this. many here fear they haven t seen the last of him. on a destroyed bridge, an emotional tatiana and vet handlea are returns from their first visit with their parents since the war began.
they re worried they may not see them again. we don t know if the russians will come back to the village where my parents are, tatiana says. and this is so scary. in the end, russia s offensive in the north was a failure. but the scars of its assault remain deep in the prospect of a return to normalcy still seems far away. you know, jake, the people living in those villages that were occupied by russian forces for weeks on end. they have survived the worst of it. but their situation is still a huge struggle. these places, many of them, are almost entirely cut off. still, the roads are often impassable. there are many roads that are littered with mines. there are fears about booby traps left behind by the russians. and ukrainian forces are trying to get into each of these villages and ensure that people
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